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Cape Wrath Hotel

Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)

Site Name Cape Wrath Hotel

Classification Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 4773

Site Number NC36NE 14

NGR NC 3906 6613

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Durness
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC36NE 14 3906 6613.

(NC 3906 6613) Standing Stones (NR)

OS 6" map, (1962)

An approximately circular setting of six large stones which appears to be the kerb of a robbed cairn about 15.5m in diameter. It is situated on the summit of a knoll.

Visited by OS (J L D) 7 April 1960.

The poor remains of a robbed cairn surviving as a rim of cairn material, about 14.0m in diameter and 0.2m in height. Within the cairn, and outside it on the N, are about twelve boulders, some earthfast, presenting no intelligible plan, which probably constitute part of a displaced kerb. These boulders are very similar to the kerb of the cairn described on .

Surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (R L) 21 July 1971.

No change to the previous field reports.

Visited by OS (J B) 16 April 1980.

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